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The Legendary Colt .45: Tracing the Iconic Caliber's Impact on Firearm Evolution
One of the more famous .45 Colts is, in fact, the Colt New Service. It was a double-action revolver produced from 1898 until 1941. Firearms guru Winston Wolfe called this gun “built like a tank ...
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The Maligned Handgun and Cartridge that Spawned the .45 ACP Autopistol
45 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol) cartridge, it became the U.S. Armed Forces’ standard-issue sidearm following the failures of the Army’s .38 Long Colt revolvers during the fight against the ...